12/03/2007 @ 12:01AM

In Pictures: America's Greediest Cities

3. Seattle, Wash.

Population: 3,263,497

Forbes 400 members per 100,000, 1997-2006: 0.67

The billionaires may be fewer here than in California’s computing enclaves, but the fortunes are spectacular. The first, 11th and 16th richest Americans, all spawned by Microsoft, make the Seattle area home. Ur-microserf Bill Gates has a net worth of $59 billion; Paul Allen, $16.8 billion; and Steven Ballmer, $15.2 billion. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, with $8.7 billion, also lives here. No wonder this city gave rise to the $4 latte. Trickle-down wealth goes to coffee, coffee, and more coffee.